Reed College and its response to sexual assaults on campus has been the subject of several articles by InvestigateWest, published in partnership with The Oregonian. This morning, Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Think Out Loud" took up the issue. Reed Vice President Mike Brody was on the show and opened by saying the coverage last June had "factual errors." The Oregonian is aware of no factual errors in the piece and Reed had not specified any when the piece was published.

Brody has since clarified, saying he meant to refer to his June 26 response, published by The Oregonian, which said, in part:

On Sunday, June 20, The Oregonian ran a piece authored by two employees
of InvestigateWest. The piece ("Assaulted and abandoned") served the
important function of drawing attention to the nationwide problem of
sexual assault on college campuses. Unfortunately, we feel strongly that
the piece misrepresented Reed College's procedures. We would like to
clarify the following:

Reed College takes the issue of sexual
assault very seriously and remains actively engaged in ongoing review
and improvement of its procedures.

Reed defers to the survivor's
wishes regarding police involvement, except in instances when the
accused imposes an immediate risk to the community.

In every
case involving an allegation of sexual assault, the college provides
immediate and unfettered access to counseling and trauma services.